4007, Early Morning Mist, Marlene Harold
HIGHLY COMMENDED
JUDGES COMMENTS:
The layers of paint and colours portrayed in this painting are subtle yet powerful, with its delicate arrangement of marks and pattern making. On closer inspection the depth of the is revealed.
ARTWORK ID: 4007
CATEGORY: Painting by Pilbara Indigenous Artist
ARTIST STATEMENT:
The early morning mist over the water is the smoke from the breakfast fires of the Marrga, the creation spirits. According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga, arose from the ground they raised the sky and the world out of the ocean. This creation story is called Ngurru Nyujunnggama, 'When the World was Soft'. The Marrga gave names and form to the country and then to all the birds and animals. Finally they created the Ngaardangarli, the Aboriginal people.
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 895mm x 450mm
WEIGHT (approx): 1kg
ARTIST LOCATION: ROEBOURNE, WA
HIGHLY COMMENDED
JUDGES COMMENTS:
The layers of paint and colours portrayed in this painting are subtle yet powerful, with its delicate arrangement of marks and pattern making. On closer inspection the depth of the is revealed.
ARTWORK ID: 4007
CATEGORY: Painting by Pilbara Indigenous Artist
ARTIST STATEMENT:
The early morning mist over the water is the smoke from the breakfast fires of the Marrga, the creation spirits. According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga, arose from the ground they raised the sky and the world out of the ocean. This creation story is called Ngurru Nyujunnggama, 'When the World was Soft'. The Marrga gave names and form to the country and then to all the birds and animals. Finally they created the Ngaardangarli, the Aboriginal people.
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 895mm x 450mm
WEIGHT (approx): 1kg
ARTIST LOCATION: ROEBOURNE, WA
HIGHLY COMMENDED
JUDGES COMMENTS:
The layers of paint and colours portrayed in this painting are subtle yet powerful, with its delicate arrangement of marks and pattern making. On closer inspection the depth of the is revealed.
ARTWORK ID: 4007
CATEGORY: Painting by Pilbara Indigenous Artist
ARTIST STATEMENT:
The early morning mist over the water is the smoke from the breakfast fires of the Marrga, the creation spirits. According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga, arose from the ground they raised the sky and the world out of the ocean. This creation story is called Ngurru Nyujunnggama, 'When the World was Soft'. The Marrga gave names and form to the country and then to all the birds and animals. Finally they created the Ngaardangarli, the Aboriginal people.
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
ARTWORK DIMENSIONS (width x height): 895mm x 450mm
WEIGHT (approx): 1kg
ARTIST LOCATION: ROEBOURNE, WA